Dória Junior v. Facebook do Brasil
Case Law- Country
- Country Location
خط العرض: -9.531069703582213
خط الطول: -52.923056365109474
- Country Location (مرتبط Case Law)
- Brazil
- Decision Date
- 6 أبريل 2017
- Case Status
- أُغلقت / إنتهت
- Case Outcome Procedural
- Motion Denied
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- منح تصريح بالوصول إلى المعلومات
- Keywords
- defamation
- Political expression
- Judicial Body
- المحكمة أول درجة
- Case Number
- 1135974-27.2016.8.26.0100
- Case Summary
The Civil Court of São Paulo, Brazil, ordered Facebook to provide the IP addresses of users who created an event and page that allegedly violated the peace and defamed the Mayor, João Dória, but denied Dória's request that the posts be removed. Dória had demanded the removal of the event “Virada Cultural na Casa de João Dorian” (Cultural Event near João Doria's House) and the page posted on Facebook called "Deixe a esquerda livre" (Leave the left free) in addition to the provision of registration data of those responsible for the event and the page. The Court reasoned that the posts constituted valid criticism of a public person and there was no intention to defame the Mayor personally; further that fear of disturbance near his house did not justify removing details of the event. With regard to his demand for identification of users, the Court said that the Brazilian Constitution "does not allow anonymity".
- Case Significance
The decision establishes a binding or persuasive precedent within its jurisdiction.
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